This one is for all of you who have noted the irony of fast-food and candy bar tie-ins to a movie about starving teens forced to murder each other - yes, Sesame Street went there. Nobody dies - spoiler - but there's almost a moment of puppet cannibalism.

I guess once you've had Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones references, though, Hunger Games is mild by comparison. Have they done The Big Bird Lebowski yet?

@johny_matrix But that's kind of the point. If the creative spark is gone and the product is stale and frankly a very poor imitation of itself, then it is arguably a better thing to retire and make way for something new and innovative.

You have a point...I quit watching the Simpsons years ago. I can't tell you how long it's actually been since I've seen a full episode. Much the same with Sesame Street. The only reason I made my comment was because I was baby sitting my niece for a bit over the weekend and found some classic episodes on Amazon Prime. I don't ever see Sesame Street ending because regardless of the quality of the show, the show is such a cultural icon and those characters and voice actors are so interchangeable it can continue into the forseeable future. Much like the Simpsons, but I feel as soon as one of the main cast members bites it, well, no more Simpsons.